Chris MacDonald
Chris MacDonald is represented by Juliet Mushens
Chris MacDonald is an actor and writer who lives with his wife and two young children by the sea in Margate.
His debut play ‘Eye of a Needle’ played at the Southwark Playhouse in 2014 and since then he's been working on several plays and TV projects, one of which, Phoenix, was under option to Cove Pictures.
He trained as an actor at Drama Centre and has worked for the BBC, the RSC and Amazon Studios and multiple commercial clients. He has also worked as a journalist and videographer for commercial clients including American Airlines. He plays lots of musical instruments to a mediocre standard and occasionally sings in pubs, sometimes when he's asked to.
He undertook Faber's novel writing course during which he started writing Happy Ever After.
His latest novel, The Actor, which follows a controversial method actor who is haunted by events at his drama school years earlier, was published by Michael Joseph in January 2024.
He published two previous novels under C.C. MacDonald.
Praise for Happy Ever After:
‘Happy Ever After is insanely gripping . . . it's slick, smart and so very human,’ — Cath Weeks, author of The Wife's Shadow
‘A highly addictive thriller about blame and guilt with a satisfyingly shocking ending.’ — Jo Jakeman, author of Sticks and Stones
‘A dark and deeply satisfying slice of domestic noir.’ — C. L. Pattison, author of The Housemate
‘This fresh, atmospheric thriller kept me gripped and kept me guessing; the plot shifts like quicksand under your feet.’ — Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
‘Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible. I was really caught up in the web of lies, and I loved the ending.’ — Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets
Rights sold:
Happy Ever After: Vintage (UK), Otwarte (Poland), 2020 (Portugal), Unstoppable (film)
The Actor: Michael Joseph (UK), Everbook (Russia)